regulations

The Food and Drug Administration headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. The FDA is one of a number of federal agencies with wide-ranging regulatory power intended to protect Americans.

President Trump To Cut Regulations By '75 Percent' — How Real Is That?

1:21pm January 24, 2017

by Chris Arnold

The president greeted business leaders on his first full weekday in office by promising to eliminate three-fourths of federal regulations. Easier said than done. Much easier.

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The Federal Register office in Washington, D.C. Undoing regulations is neither quick nor simple.

Vowing To Roll Back Regulations, Trump Faces Uphill Task

11:10am November 25, 2016

by Brian Naylor

One reason there are so many regulations is that there are many obstacles to removing them.

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Poll: Most Americans Support FDA Regulation Of E-Cigarettes

4:50pm October 27, 2015

by Scott Hensley

An NPR poll found that a majority of people favor regulation of e-cigarette. Support rose with education. Nearly two-thirds of people with college or graduate degrees supported regulation.

A coal scraper machine works on a pile of coal at American Electric Power's Mountaineer coal power plant in 2009 in New Haven, W.Va. The state, in which coal mining is a major industry, is one party planning to sue the Environmental Protection Agency rega

New Power Plant Rules Likely To Start Slow-Burning Debate, Legal Action

11:56am August 04, 2015

by Jeff Brady

A huge legal battle is coming over the White House plan to address climate change with additional power plant regulations. The coal industry has the most to lose, and plans to take the EPA to court.

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